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LIMA, Peru (AP) — The coastal Peruvian capital of Lima is home to a third of the country's population and most live in dusty barrios on a coastal desert where it never rains. The traffic is chaotic, the food is world-famous. Attractions include colonial and neocolonial architecture from the city's three centuries as the seat […]

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Beer is still a big deal in Milwaukee despite the fact that most of the large breweries that once called it home have long since moved elsewhere. There are restaurants that brew their own beer, beer gardens (which are patios on which to drink beer), beer tastings and brewery tours. How could […]

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(AP) — The Mississippi River. The Peabody Hotel. Beale Street. These Memphis landmarks are tourist mainstays, typically enjoyed by visitors willing to plunk down cash for a sightseeing cruise on the river, a stay in the fancy yet comfortable Peabody, or a raucous night eating barbecue and downing stiff Walk Me Down cocktails on Beale. […]

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BEIJING (AP) — The capital of China is quickly becoming one of the priciest — and fastest-changing — cities in the world, driven by several decades of breakneck economic growth. But some of Beijing's most interesting areas are still free to visit, and provide a bridge between the city's rich cultural and political history and […]

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MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian capital's hotel prices are exorbitant enough to make an oligarch cry, but the city has some fine free sights that may dry up a tourist's tears. LENIN MAUSOLEUM Two decades after the Soviet Union died, a visit to the mummy-under-glass of its founder is more about creepy kitsch than political […]

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NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Do you crave a little red-blooded adventure along with your red wine? The Napa Valley may have just what you seek. Sure, you can indulge such standard bro behaviors as golf and biking. But hotels and other businesses in the popular wine region are kicking things up a notch. Get behind […]

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CHICAGO (AP) — It may be known as the Windy City, but cash does not need not go flying from your pockets when you visit Chicago. From the shores of Lake Michigan to the sidewalks along the Magnificent Mile, you can find outdoor family fun along with history and culture without spending a cent. Here […]

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HOUSTON (AP) — Summer is nearly year-round in Southeast Texas so it should be no surprise that the free stuff to see and do in the sprawling metropolitan area of the nation's fourth-biggest city focuses on the outdoors. But that doesn't mean you have to surrender to the area's infamous heat and humidity, particularly brutal […]

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It's no secret that you can drop a lot of cash seeing the sights of San Francisco. After all, this is the home of the Gold Rush. But did you know that some of the finest things in the City by the Bay carry the budget-friendly price tag of free, gratis […]